Animal-trap.



' O. LUND.

ANIMAL TRAP. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 2a, 1908.

wmfl. Patented July 27, 1909. 2 SHEETSSHEET 1.

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0. LUND. 1 ANIMAL TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23, 1908'.

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OLAF LUND, OF ESMOND, NORTH DAKOTA.

ANIMAL-TRAP.

This invention relates to animal traps, and

- has for one of"its objects to simplify and improve the construction and increase the etlieieney and utility of devices of this character.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simply constructed trap the parts of which may be readily separated and packed in a small space for transportation and storage.

"l fith these and other objects in View the invention consists in a base having upturned ends terminating in hooks, a transverse member carrying trigger devices, trap jaws swinging from the base and adapted to be engaged by'said triggers, rods having eyes at the ends and respectively engaging said hooks and jaw members, springs between said rods and. base, and a bait pan operating to hold the triggers detachably engaging the jaws.

The invention further consists in certain noveltfeatures of construction as hereafter shown and described. and then specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawings illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figurel is a side elevation with the jaws in closed position. Fig. 2 is a plan view with the jaws in open or set position. Fig. dis a side elevation, of the improved device with th'e jaws in open or set position. Fig. 4: is a section on the line l4 of. Fig.2. Fig. 5 is an enlarged deta l llnetrating the construction of the trigger oper sting mechanism.

The improved device comprises a base formed from an elongated bar having upturned ends l112 terminating in hooks Connected to the base 10 intermediate its ends is a. transverse plate 15 havingears 16 and 17 respectively at its ends, to which are pivoted the lower ends of angular triggers l8 and 19. The triggers 1'8 and 19 entend toward each other and the trigger 18 has listed thereto a tread plate 2lwh1ch at lts Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. July 23, 1908. Serial No. 444,963.

Patented July 2?, 1909.

diametrically opposite edge from said trigger, is provided with a depending loop 20 through which is slidably' engaged the opposite-trigger 19.

Connected to the base 10 are spaced supports 22 and 23 to which are pivoted the lower ends of inverted U shaped jaw mem' bers 24 and 25, the said supports including stems engagedvthrough the base and provided with nuts 27 and 28 at their lower ends to hold them'removably in place.

Two lifting bars 29 and 30 are provided and are engaged at their outer ends with the hooks l3-l4lformed at the extremities of the base plate 10, said hooks being engaged through eyes 3l32 respectively "formed in said lifting bars. At their inner ends, the lifting bars are provided with loops and 34; respectively which embrace the supports 22 and 23 when the loops are in retracted cally along the legs of theinverted U shaped jaws to swing the latter from their set posi tion, illustrated in Fig. 2, to their closed position, illustrated in. Fig. 1. To effect this upward movement of the looped ends of the bars, springs and 36 are provided and are disposedwith their lower ends over the posts 39. and mounted upon the base 10, while the upper ends of the springs embrace the studs'37 and 38 which are engaged through and depend from the bars 29 and 30 respectively. When the jaws are to be swung with their gripping portions apart or into set position, the, bars or members 29 and 30 are depressed to the, position shown in Fig. 3, at which time the springs are placed under tension, the jaws themselvesbein engaged beneath the outer end portions 0? the trigger members 18 and 19, as illustrated.

While the tendency of the springs is to move the lifting bars upwardly and spring the jaws together, the proportions and arrangement of the trigger members, are such as to prevent this movement. But as soon as the tread plate is depressed to a slight degree, the outer end portions of the trigger members are swung from the jaws assisted by the u Ward movement of the jaws, so that the jaws .finally pass entirely from the trigger members and are rapidly closed under the influence of the springs and the lifting barsl When it is desired to transport the trap for any reason, the nuts 26 and 27 are detached and the jaws 24 and 25 with the supterminating in open ports 22 and 23 are removed from the loops 33 and 3e and the bars 29 and 30 are disengaged from the hooks 13 and l l respectively when the various parts may be closely packed.

The device is simple in construction, can be inexpensively manufactured and of any required size to fit the device for trapping ditl'erent siz'es of animals.

The, improved trap is readily adaptable to catching animals of different species and sizes, and may be varied in its dimensions for this urpose.

\Vhat is claimed, is v l. A trap comprising a base having spaced apertures and with t eends upturned and ooks, sup orts spaced apart and provided with threa ed studs extending through the base apertures, binding nuts engaging said threaded studs, jaws swinging at their ends upon said supports, bars having eyes at their outer ends detachably engaging the hooks of said base and with eyes at their inner ends engaging over said supports and likewise over the swinging jaws, springs between said base and said bars, a tread plate, and trigger devices between said tread plate and jaws and operating to hold the same in set position. I

2. A trap comprising a base having spaced apertures and upturned ends terminating in open hooks, a transverse member carried by said base, supports s aced a art and provided with threaded stu s exten ing through the base apertures, binding nuts engaging said threaded studs, jaws mounted to swing at their ends upon said supports,

bars having eyes at their ends detachably engaging/the hooks of said base and said jaws, l,

a tread plate having a depending loop at one side and an arm extending from the other side and adapted to project over one jaw and mounted to swing near its outer end from said transverse member at one side, a trigger member mounted to swing from said transverse member at the other side and adapted to project at one end over theother jaw and at the other end through said tread plate loop, and springs arranged to actuate said bars.

3. A. trap colnprisinga base having upturned ends terminating in open books, a transverse member connected to said base intermediate the ends, jaws mounted toswing at their ends upon said base, -bars having eyes at their ends adapted to ad jnstably engage the hooks of said base and said jaws, a tread plate having an arm n ture, in presence of two witnesses.

OLAF LUND.

Witnesses:

PAUL CRUM, V A. B; ATKINS. 

